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Letter to W. L. Weller from C. K. Sprowl, July 17th, 1890.
Letter to W. L. Weller from C. K. Sprowl in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Sprowl writes that he must give up his adoptive daughter, Cora Belle Spears, after the loss of his wife. He has no female relatives and Cora is currently staying with their pastor. Sprowl writes that "Cora is a smart and good little girl and it pains [him] to have to breach the code of of mutual attachment but for her welfare I think it best." -
Letter to W. L. Weller from C. K. Sprowl, August 8th, 1890.
Letter to W. L. Weller from C. K. Sprowl in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Sprowl asks if Cora Spears is still at the Home, as he has found a home for her with a Presbyterian family. He is friends with this family and "knows it will be a good gome for Cora." -
Letter to W. L. Weller from C. L. Givens, May 27th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller from C. L. Givens saying that the child he intends to adopt will not be used as a servant. He and his wife again request a ten to twelve year old girl that will be present and attentive to young children, wanting it to be "just as if we had a child of that age ourself." -
Letter to W. L. Weller from C. M. Jones, August 21st, 1894.
C. M Jones writes to Weller in regard to the admittance of three orphans to the Home. He says that Rev. E. N. Dickens wrote previously about the children being taken in and Weller said it was possible, but he has not "ben able to get them there untill now" and asks if he can still take them. Letter marked Franklin, KY. -
Letter to Miss Hollingsworth from C. W. Stone, November 9th, 1892.
Letter to Miss Hollingsworth from C. W. Stone in Tar Fork, Kentucky. He is hoping to adopt a girl between twelve to fifteen years to "assist my wife in her household." He says that Haden Quesenbury in Tar Fork, James Bell in Tar Fork, Reverend Louis Burdette at the seminary in Louisville, and Reverend R. N. Neimer in Jeffersonville can vouch for his character. -
Letter to John H. Weller from C. W. Swanson, April 24th, 1899.
Follow-up letter from April 14, 1899. C. W. Swanson writes to Weller regarding Abt. Elrod, a child taken from the Home by Mr. Robert Suddeth. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Carrie Posey, July 24th, 1894.
Sallie Crawford writes to the Home on behalf of Carrie Posey, a woman interested in adopting a girl 12 years old. She states that the Poseys are "quite a clever family of people," are a family of four "all grown," and have a "lovely country home." Crawford ends the letter asking if the Home has "any more 'Callies.'" It seems that the Crawfords adopted a girl named Callie from the Home that was kind and "now a young lady." Letter marked Corydon, KY. In a letter from 24 July 1894, Posey writes to say that she cannot "give the young girl a home." She states that her 71 year old mother objects to the adoption, and hopes that the Home is not inconvenienced. Letter marked Corydon, KY. -
Letter from W. N. Carroll to Jane Carroll, 9 December 1838
Letter from W. N. Carroll to his mother Jane Carroll from the steam boat Campte, which is "hard and fast aground" at Flint Island, located on the Ohio River in far western Meade County, approximately 45 miles southwest of Louisville. He reports that he has been there for one week and that there are "6 or 8" other boats in the same situation. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. Cassie Gregary, May 3rd, 1890.
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. Cassie Gregary in Wingo, Kentucky. Gregary writes about a six year old girl left in her care after her mother died a month prior. The girl has a sister that's ten years old and a brother who is fourteen. -
Letter addressed to a "Madam" from Charles Wright, February 3rd, 1877.
Letter to the Baptist Home, presumably addressed to Hollingsworth, from Charles Wright of the South and North Alabama Railroads, requesting to be notified of when a little girl enters the home that would be available for adoption. Letter is marked Louisville, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Chas. Stevens, December 13th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Chas. Stevens of Paris, Kentucky discussing Mrs. Amanda Nelson, who wants to put her children in the Home. She recently moved to Runsville, Kentucky, and is a member of the Baptist Church. Stephens considers her "fully worthy to recieve the benefits of the Home for her children." -
Letter from George Rogers Clark to George Mason, 19 November 1779
Sketches of the enterprise and proceedings in the Illinois Country by Colonel George Rogers Clark, Commander of that Expedition, in a letter to Colonel George Mason of Gunston Hall, Virginia. In this letter, Clark writes about the origins of the mission, his contact with Native Americans and British, and the conquest of the Illinois territory. -
Letter from Jonathan Clark to Isaac Hite, 2 April 1809
In this letter, Jonathan Clark comments on lawsuits he has pending, attorneys' qualifications, fees, and strategies for pursuing the cases. -
Jonathan Clark Steamboat Ride Diary Entry, 9 November 1811
Shortly before his death, on 9 November 1811, Jonathan Clark recorded in his diary his ride on the first steamboat on western waters, the New Orleans. He rode from Louisville upstream to Diamond [Eighteen Mile] Island and back.
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Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from Claude T. Price, April 15th, 1905.
Claude T. Price writes to the Home regarding the Lutherford children, of whom he is currently guardian. He says that the children are about 8 and 10 years old, and one infant. Their mother, father, and grandmothers are all dead, and are currently living with a step-grandmother "who is said to be unkind to them and whose health is also bad." He says that the infant has a good home with distant relatives, but that he wants to put the other two in the Home. He adds that they have "a little bond valued at $450 or $500." Letter marked Freedom, KY. -
Letter from Henry Clay to William Taylor, n.p. Lexington, (Ky.) 28 September 1802
Encloses $500 in bank notes. Gentleman he had intended to send doubloons by has broken his leg and had to postpone his trip. Therefore further payment will have to wait until he can procure more bills. Expects to receive the balance owed by Shepherd and Hubbard in ensuing month. -
Letter from Henry Clay to Col. Thomas Hart, Olympian Springs. Paris, Ky., 25 May 1804
Clay writes his father-in-law that friends and family are well. and "Mrs. Hart" has been delivered of a daughter. "Mr. [James] Brown" had not left the Falls the last they heard. "The river was too low to admit of the passage of the rigged vessels and he had to look out for a flat bottom boat." Gives more details and calls the low water "a national misfortune." Recaps judgments in Hart' s favor in two lawsuits. Says yesterday's mail brought news of Bonaparte's assassination and the Bourbons reascension of the throne. "A few days will confirm or refute the rumors." Discusses the political situation in France resulting from the arrest of Moreau and Pichegru. Says the Olympian Springs,a spa in Montgomery Co which Hart owned, are a constant topic of conversation.